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Update on the University of Delaware

Posted in Academia on November 1, 2007 | 1 Comment »

President Patrick Harker announces the university is dropping it’s ideological thought reform program. FIRE has the details. (via Instapundit)
10:49:25 pm EST

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Universities as Reeducation Camps

Posted in Academia on October 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Boy, am I ever glad we’re about to enter the final stretch of having to deal with and give money to public colleges and universities!
According to FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education) the University of Delaware has an ideological reeducation program:
The University of Delaware subjects students in its residence halls to a shocking program [...]

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Free speech reciprocity on campuses?

Posted in Academia, Politics on October 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Not so much. (via Instapundit)
I’ve noticed for a long time now that “it’s good for me but not for thee” as far as liberals are concerned on just about everything.
6:22:00 pm EST

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Islamofacism Awareness Week is here!

Posted in Academia on October 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

25 American universities are participating. There’s a lineup of incredibly knowledgeable speakers. Check out all the links at Gateway Pundit.
11:50:02 am EST
UPDATE (11:54:00 am EST): Forgot to mention there has already been trouble for the Young America’s Foundation, a conservative group, at George Washington University. Gateway Pundit has two posts on it here and here. [...]

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Villainy

Posted in Academia, Government, Media on September 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

It’s that simple. (h/t Instapundit)
7:34:18 pm EST

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Uncle Jimbo’s too nice

Posted in Academia, Iraq, Politics on September 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Yeah, you heard me right. He was too easy on a certain blogger whose pessimism, “whoa is us” attitude, and general snarkiness I’ve been complaining about for several months now.
Eeyorepundit. Hah! It fits perfectly.
The discussion is good after Uncle Jimbo’s post. And, here’s the link to the Victor Davis Hanson article, Why [...]

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Professors on the battlefield?

Posted in Academia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Military on August 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Embedding them as cultural advisors with the military in Afghanistan and Iraq? The thought of this makes me rather nervous. Seems to me it’d be like having Ramsey Clark-type lawyers embedded with and looking over the shoulders of every squad in a firefight. Although, as becomes evident in the article, only academics with open minds [...]

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